#1. "Peace & Future Cannon Fodder" Following the Great War (World War I), cartoonist Will Dyson drew a cartoon that was regarded as "prophetic" . It's likely his most famous cartoon. In the cartoon below, Woodrow Wilson, Lloyd George and Orlando of Italy are leaving the Versailles Peace Treaty meeting with Clemenceau. Clemenceau is shown in the cartoon saying, ‘"Curious! I seem to hear a child weeping!" The weeping child in the cartoon was labelled "1940 class", suggesting that the effects of the Treaty of Versailles were going to start another war in 1940 ... his prediction was off by just a few months.
#2. "At the Peace Table"
The cartoon below displays French President Clemenceau "welcoming" a group of German delegates to a dinner with the words, "Take your seats, gentlemen!" The food being served and the chairs' seats are shown with spikes in them and there are iron cuffs next to each plate setting.
#3. "A Bitter Pill to Swallow"There were 440 clauses (added details) in the final Treaty of Versailles. The first 26 clauses established the League of Nations but the remaining 414 clauses detailed Germany's punishment.
Although Germany wasn't happy with the Treaty, they didn't have much choice but to sign. The cartoon below shows the situation they were in.
#4. "German Political Cartoon"The cartoon below appeared in a German magazine on June 3, 1919. It shows the "principal judges" of the Treaty of Versailles: (from left to right) American president Woodrow Wilson, the French President Clemenceau and the British Prime Minister Lloyd George. The man shown as apparently condemned to death is is meant to represent how Germany felt about their "choice" to sign the Versailles Peace Proposals or not.
#1. "Peace & Future Cannon Fodder"
Following the Great War (World War I), cartoonist Will Dyson drew a cartoon that was regarded as "prophetic" . It's likely his most famous cartoon. In the cartoon below, Woodrow Wilson, Lloyd George and Orlando of Italy are leaving the Versailles Peace Treaty meeting with Clemenceau. Clemenceau is shown in the cartoon saying, ‘"Curious! I seem to hear a child weeping!" The weeping child in the cartoon was labelled "1940 class", suggesting that the effects of the Treaty of Versailles were going to start another war in 1940 ... his prediction was off by just a few months.
The cartoon below displays French President Clemenceau "welcoming" a group of German delegates to a dinner with the words, "Take your seats, gentlemen!" The food being served and the chairs' seats are shown with spikes in them and there are iron cuffs next to each plate setting.
#3. "A Bitter Pill to Swallow"There were 440 clauses (added details) in the final Treaty of Versailles. The first 26 clauses established the League of Nations but the remaining 414 clauses detailed Germany's punishment.
Although Germany wasn't happy with the Treaty, they didn't have much choice but to sign. The cartoon below shows the situation they were in.
#4. "German Political Cartoon"The cartoon below appeared in a German magazine on June 3, 1919. It shows the "principal judges" of the Treaty of Versailles: (from left to right) American president Woodrow Wilson, the French President Clemenceau and the British Prime Minister Lloyd George. The man shown as apparently condemned to death is is meant to represent how Germany felt about their "choice" to sign the Versailles Peace Proposals or not.
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